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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consignments and deposits

Article L518-20

The Director General of the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations may issue, or have issued by the officers of the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, fines against any person who, having an obligation t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consignments and deposits

Article L518-22

…idends, redemption or negotiation proceeds and any other proceeds whatsoever from consigned financial securities do not entitle the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations to any settlement or payment of i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-2

Investment service providers other than asset management companies shall have sound administrative procedures, internal control mechanisms, effective risk assessment techniques, effective control and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Financial solidarity of the principal.

Article L8254-2

Without prejudice to the application of articles L. 8222-1 to L. 8222-6, a person who fails to comply with article L. 8254-1 is jointly and severally liable with his co-contractor for payment of: 1° T…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Approvals and changes to shareholdings

Article L612-21

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall draw up and publish a list of the following persons:1° The persons mentioned in I of Article L. 612-2 ; 2° The persons mentioned in c of II o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medical devices and other products and articles regulated in the interests of public health.

Article L5522-2

For application in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° Of Articles L. 5211-1, L. 5211-3-1, L. 5212-2, L. 5221-1, L. 5221-4 and L. 5222-3, the provisions relating to the use of the European database on me…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Search and recording

Article L541-2

The provisions mentioned in Article L. 541-1 are applicable to New Caledonia subject to the following adaptations: 1° A l'article L. 512-2, the words: "and breaches are recorded" are replaced by the w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Financial provisions.

Article L5214-23-2

The loss of revenue that the communauté de communes suffers as a result of the temporary exemptions enjoyed by new constructions as well as the premises referred to in articles 1384 C and 1384 D of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article L5211-21

I. - The tourist tax referred to in Articles L. 2333-29 to L. 2333-39 or the flat-rate tourist tax referred to in articles L. 2333-40 to L. 2333-47 may be instituted by decision of the deliberative bo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Other authorised agents

Article L511-23

The agents mentioned in articles L. 1421-1 and L. 1435-7 of the Public Health Code who are qualified doctors or pharmacists are authorised to investigate and establish breaches of the provisions of Ch…

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